Garment stretcher



sept. 22', 1931. o; L.' NEWTON 1,824,293

` GARMENT STRETCHER K Filed not. 5, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

E/fi ATTORNEY Y 29 of Fig. 2.

My invention relates toimprovementsin garment stretchers. l Itis lm )articularlyWe-llV ada ted for"the stretching of dresses or trouser egs. g 52 rOne of the objectsof my inventonis `to provide a novel' stretcher -of thekind .de-1* ftliqhandlesjare adaptedftot scribed, which is simple, cheap,.str ong, ,dur-' f. y frefvvedgin theholes 9'soasy to?k .j able, not likely to get outY of order, which is Vey jeara'gainstfth inbers'l'and2 easily and quickly operated, andwhich is elii- .A ygholdglth'e headsjf-inLthpgsitions Y. I 10 cient in its operation. l tofvvhiehrthey'riaybadjustedn the Vinem;(S0-fi Y. The novel features of. my invention are bers l a I ld 2, Fig. g v hereinafter fully describedlfan'd claimed." l vThfStfInS"'1050'fthe handleslareadapte tok In thevaceompanyingf drawings, which il he"infsefrtedfin tofl a dress'r intofa trouser lustrates the preferred embodiment of my inl anidg;tl1'en stvung'apart s Last s'trtl h 16 venton, y y dressior'ffrpuserf-legff'f Fig. 1 is a plan view -of my improved`. y. When afd' .ess is^tofbe stretcher.l

Fig. 2 isan venlarpned endfvieW thereof. Fig-3is an enlargedsection on'the-line 3-3 's t-etchedsthe stems' f Fig. 4 is a reduced plan view showing inylf improved stretcher applied to a dress.. j

Fig. 5 isa reduced plan View shovvi-ngmyj improved stretcher applied to a trouserfleg.` l

- Similar reference characters designate sim` ilar parts in the different views.V

1 and 2 designate respeetivelytvvo members,vv L

preferably bars square in cross section, which are hinged together at one lset of'ends by.-

30 means of a pin 3, or other suitable means. .-AS shown the member lhas a'tenonizfitted to i ff swing in amortise `5 inthe adjacent endyof .Y

themember2. Yi w Two handles `are respectively slidably s,

3.5; mounted on the members 1 and 2, sfoastoube.L i l adjustable toward and from eachother. ,Said f handles-comprise each a head 6 and a fs.ten1,10..:A

f The head 6 is provided therethroughk with a square" hole 8 adapted to `receive there through one of the members 1 or 2. It is alsoV provided with a transversethreaded hole y9 in f Whichis adjustably-iitted the threaded end of a stem 10. f

The handles have the heads 6 thereof fitted "1J on the members 1 and 2 With the-stems kof the j handles extending` from thefsanie side of the Q members 1 and 2 and in a plane at right an! 1i `@les tothe axis of saidmembers. Eachjo'f the members 1 and 2 formsa supportonf Which'one of said handles is-adjustableto" l i" swung aparttostretchV the garment to the desired Width, thereby obtaining-y proper length and Width in one operation. While thus held stretched the Vgarment isvmoistenedl handlesadapted for insertion into a dress r*and then dried, as hasbeen'described.

As shownin Figs. Zand 3, the heads 6 may i each have inserted vthroughitfat opposite i 10A for preventing-.splitting of the head.

sides Arespfecftii?e153f vxof'the hole (8, refenforcing bolts 13 provided respectively Withnuts jf TheYt-,hreaded holet9,y 'fnleach head' (ifinten-'I sects-thefsquare hole 8 andjmay beth'readed l Y its entirejlength,so that, in case the'.threads-'Q`A i 1 fin the'block or' head 16 becomes VWorn or bro-ir `name to this speeiication.

' lien, the head maybe reversed and Vthe stem 21:0.: fitted .n 1^ hole/9.2;

ze, and@ inte lessees With-Darren skirts In y op erative ,posi-tion, hingedly connecting the i 1,324,293 f Y jtheether end Aet:thethreaded' blethe jreadyiinsertion. oflclieineembersY `l E? `z Y said support, whereby ysaid handlesV may be I swung'apart to stretchsaid dress or trouser l leg.' t A Y .4. In a garment stretcher, a support, Vtwo or trouserV leg, one of said handles beingpivf otedto said support, the other handleecom-- 'prising a head. adjustable lengthwise of andv registering With said'support Vand a stem haylin'g a threaded end "fitted inv said hole and adapted to bear against saidsupport.

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members:WithachotheryGrower-Suitable zfineans for hinging ,themembersl and Zmay be employed. Y

t 11A-dq ,not limi tmy, invention to the structure l shoiiv-n and described, as modifications, `Within-thescope o f-the appended claims, may4 10e-made Without departiagf'from rhespinr offmyinvention.v ,Y a* :Whatlaclaim is Q51. Ing ai T'garment stretcher; i i

' hingedf-lto eachother, and twohandles re-;

freinY in; plane at'. an ar'lgleto' :theQaXiS' 'Of said niembers,and.adaptedior insertion into Y t adresser trouserllegwand to be swung apart y Y. :i i 40; to; stretch said dresser -trouser leg, le'ach vhan;

` v `dle having meansforbeingreleasably,clamp-` Vthe adjacentmembengandtwofstems having L VStL-: oriesetgol endsthreade'dyand fitted `respec 'f ed toits supporting member in the posit-ien thereonto; V'ichitmaybeadjusted.v t 2*.In a garment;v stretcher, twofmernber's V f @hinged te @scheiben and two "handles each Y heads havinga vthreaded hole registering tively in' saidthreaded holesV and adapted to 5 5" offsaid I nembers,y and adapted `for insertion v t into a dress orvtrouser legandtotfbe swung Y apart to stretchtsaiddress orf-trouser leg..A f

3.Inta garmentl stretcher, a support,.tyvo i handles'adaptedfforinsertion intoa dress 602 ora trouser leg, one of said handles being adjustable' on Vand Alengthwise-oi` said sup.-

port and havingreleasable means for being clamped to. saidsupportfin the vposition there-A onto Whichits adjusted,.andmeans:pivotal- I. `'i1lyeeonnectine the: ethepof-@Sd handles #Q In testimony Whereo'iy Ihave signed'zmy; 

